New Hydraulic AliExpress Groupset - 12 speed on a budget?

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[@petecampbellzwift]

Riding a redshift stem for a year or so. On gravel descents, they are a game changer. The thing to note is that there is far more flex when you are further away from the stem (hoods or drops).

[@yakwabbit]

That's a great point to share. I have my ShockStop stems (2 different bikes) setup so that there is no flex when I'm in the drops sprinting, a little flex when I'm on the bar tops, and all the squish when in on the hoods. I love this stem, and the matching seat post.

[@feedbackzaloop]

yes, this is pretty much how leverage works.

[@rob-c.]

@@yakwabbitdidn’t realise you could tune them like this - that’s pretty cool

[@BrizzleRocker]

My AssSaver WinWing is by far the greatest 12 quid I've ever spent! Bullet proof and just works. I'd buy a custom one!

[@TimR123]

100% I wasn't sure when I ordered it and not any more so when I saw how minimalist it is. But they are absolutely great. I had one on my gravel bike all winter and no brown stripe 🙂 More importantly, it stayed in place. No fuss. Just worked. And when I thought winter was over, I took it off only to have it start raining as I was heading out a week later. Put it right back on. So easy. Hopefully it is now off and staying off until October.

[@ChinaCycling]

That rear mech is rated from 11-50T. In stock over on Panda Podium. ;) ;)

[@malcontent510]

Tell 'em Joe! 🙃

[@glennoc8585]

But cheaper on ali

[@peterkocsis8384]

I use that gravel ltwoo group set with Sunrace 11-51T cassette with Shimano 12 speed chain. Front chainring is 42T. It’s good for an all terrain bike

[@JoeW71]

I just like how much fun you both are having with Mailbox Monday.

[@bsbbernal]

As someone who's planning to build a budget road bike soon, I'm really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this groupset!

[@JoeCincotta307]

Hey guys, I have been riding with the pro version Red shift stem on my gravel bike. I have a Rondo Ruut CF2. I absolutely love it. It makes any kind of rough road much more enjoyable, and less jarring. And when I’m riding it on the road, I don’t even notice it. Well worth the money for the pro version.

[@casparwhittey]

Been riding the shockstop pro stem for a little over a year now. Huge fan - the flex is impressive and a savior on washboard but not too flexy that I'm annoyed by bob when standing/climbing (though it is noticeable when transitioning from a rigid stem, I got used to it after the first couple rides). Pro version is not a ton lighter than the regular but looks way nicer and the graphics are stealth.

[@CarsandBikes]

I visited L Twoo HQ in Zhuhai, China a month ago and was able to test out their pre production E-Shifters. Worked perfectly. L-Twoo loosely translate to "blueprint" in Mandarin in case you are wondering.

[@derekhobbs1102]

I've heard it said as Lántú, which is blueprint.

[@CarsandBikes]

@@derekhobbs1102 that is correct

[@WECR]

Ohh, gracias siempre tenia la duda qué significaba. 🙌👍

[@WECR]

​@@derekhobbs1102 gracias por aclarár la pronunciación. 👍

[@phillymingion]

The new mic setups made this video so good, when you tried to race getting the ass savers on you both were still clearly heard. Thank you!

[@Cade_Media]

Thanks for the feedback! More upgrades coming so we can hide the mics too 🤞

[@lizhengzhang]

really interesting and funny contend, love you guys's content, this type of show also help those small companies with great ideas, although not all of them will be great but it's great that someone coud test them and show them and produce such entertaining contents. love you guys

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Diggin it. Well done boys!

[@aftengdur0]

I have redshift suspension stem, I expected it to improve my comfort and reduce the fatigue (it does that), but it also improved my bike control on rough terrain. Not everyone needs it, but damn, it's worth it.

[@refinedimages2869]

2:20 potential to be revolutionary? The stem (which I've been running) has been out for around 5 years. Surely not the first you guys have seen it.

[@askmeaboutmattweiner]

Right? I've been seeing these on Amazon for years now

[@Afrikakorps68]

Just a brilliant and funny video. Well done!

[@Mincher]

That bottle is a legitimately great idea!

[@kazaroth]

I use the Cane Creek eeSilk suspension (carbon) seatpost on my road bike - esp. because I have a pretty short amount of seatpost exposed from the frame. It’s honestly a game changer for all day riding, even on the road only - esp. UK roads.

[@tremayneuk]

Bought a Triban RC120 Disc from your recommendation. Love it, crashed already. Great cheap bike though!

[@the_rzh]

That Red Shift seatpost looks suspiciously like the ThudBuster I had ~20 years ago. At least they upgraded from elastomer to springs.

[@danielpunt7]

Been using a WinWing for last couple of months of british gravel (mud) riding, been great! 7:51 FF ❤

[@pbandjosh]

Would be amazing to see you compare the Redshift seatpost to the Ergon CF3 or another of the split carbon type ones!

[@bigbail74]

Love my velo sambas!! Great for pub rides and when folk that only see you in bike shoes ask how you are managing to ride SPDs with trainers on... deffo will look at the Ass saver for when autumn comes round ... Never really a fan of the clip under the saddle version and other more expensive ones take too long to mess about putting on and off

[@joepilimai4604]

Looking forward to seeing what you all think of the ltwoo group set. Had my eye on the aluminum version as well.

[@yurimow]

guys, don't show that suspension seat post to bike fit james, or he'll smack you on the head with it. he will tell you that it messes up the bike fit and that if you feel the need for it, you bought the wrong bike.

[@tornagawn]

My well aged hard tail has a USE suspension seatpost (spring and elastomer) and it great for damping trail buzz/ corrugations/ small sharp bumps. Stem? Yay for the Girvin Flexstem!

[@kimwarner6050]

The velo samba's are great for riding my folding bike.

[@MegaSpartan007]

Redsfhit stem is pretty good. Quite a game changer during long gravel rides.

[@SamGrayPlus]

Spot which CADE media personnel have been in California and which haven’t… V tanned Francis 😂

[@markjthomson]

Mailbox Monday on Friday... whoop whoop! MBM is great!

[@petertreadway]

That L-TWOO groupset looks awesome. May just have to conferred another flat bar hybrid in to a drop bar gravel bike to justify purchasing it! 😂

[@mauritstol7319]

I like how in the photo shoot for the adidas shoe the used spd sl pedals on the bike.

[@skatetron1798]

I have the velo samba in blue with gum sole. I love it so far. I think it could be stiffer, but I really like them because i find a lot of cycling shoes are a bit ugly

[@malcontent510]

Definitely design a "Wild" version of the Win Wing, but _more Importantly_ the regular saddle rail Ass Saver.

[@runsforcheesecake]

Girvin Flex Stem did the bouncy stem thing over 25 years ago. It didn’t really take off.

[@talonlan]

That's all I think about when I see these stems. I used to have a flex stem on my first mountain bike

[@mataman1]

Final fantasy music! 😁

[@zzzgarage2704]

There’s actually an electric shifting version of this groupset, I’m getting one this week and putting it on when I return to Canada

[@timdixo]

The Redshift stem is a total game changer,I run one on my gravel and road bike. They make a 32c tyre feel like a 38c,same cush but without the added rolling resistance.

[@danoedalo]

And without additional grip and vibration damping that a bigger tire provides.

[@timdixo]

@@danoedalo Suggest you try it. Less grip for sure if you're railing singletrack but the vibration damping is superb and equivalent of a larger tyre plus less rolling resistance and more aero.

[@Martin-ls9bz]

​@@timdixo don't smaller tyres have higher roller resistance in rough surfaces ?

[@Exgrmbl]

@@Martin-ls9bz at some point, yes. With loose or rough terrain you want a bigger contact patch.

[@notkaty]

The Sambas look cool af

[@ChrisHallRides]

Be interested to see how the redshift stuff is!

[@steverhysjenks]

I highly rate the reshift stem

[@garysladek9110]

I have Cane Creek, top end road suspension seat post, ee silk carbon. Love it, and I will never go back.

[@peacay]

"..reminds me of what you were showing me earlier.." The mind boggles 🙃

[@arcoulant87]

I run a Redshift stem on my Salsa Fargo its a game changer takes a lot of chatter out of the bars .

[@aaronedgeart]

I've used and loved the RedShift stem (as I have chronic hand pain), works great for aiding in cush on bikes that can't fit a larger, cushy tire. BUT-because you can't lock it out-when out of the saddle, things get odd and not to my personal liking.

[@endianAphones]

Sensah also released an hidraulic groupset this week, or last week... or month, or something. Recently.

[@bsbbernal]

Sensah released/previewed a new Hydraulic groupset in the recent bike show (in Taiwan I think?). Please do a review of that once it comes out!

[@kitayvelik]

wow music from my favorite game final fantasy 7

[@grahambell9831]

Blackcurrant nirvana for Jimmi! 😅Some very cool 😎 products direct to Cade Media's studio... Nice one guys!👏

[@johnmills8558]

yes yes to the Wild ones .... :)

[@cneubert28]

Imagine that Redshift suspension combined with the my Domane's Isospeed. Gonna pogo around.

[@JeffOehlsen]

I am enjoying you two being knuckleheads a lot. Whispering about doing a custom ass saver cracked me up. The handlebar suspension system was very interesting to me, can't wait to see how you like it.

[@JeffOehlsen]

I have worn Samba's since forever. Best shoe for all around wear. My pedals always eat away at that circle, so this is perfect ! ! ! ! !

[@5amba]

can you please try the Squeeasy lid on the Fidlock bottle?

[@matthewshaw3747]

Velosambas are great. I hate riding without foot retention and if your just riding somewhere and aren’t going to walk a lot then they are perfect.

[@hankamania]

I got a pair of the Velosambas. They've got a VERY low volume toebox. I'm hoping they stretch out some, but being "vegan leather" I'm doubtful. They look great, though! Also got the LTwoo GR9 hydro 11 speed carbon groupset (already had an 11-speed cassette I really liked, and the silver graphics looked better on my bike than the gold of the GRT). Loving it. I'm an old Campag loyalist, so the shifters are a dream come true for me. Even Ekar doesn't have the multi-gear release that classic Campag Ultrashift levers have

[@billinhouston3291]

I always wanted a pair of sambas, since they were so cool. but my foot just would not fit. i don't want a bike shoe with the same problem.

[@askmeaboutmattweiner]

Haven't these shockstop bits been available for years?

[@GMSlash]

Those shoes look cool, but how do you get your trouser leg to not get caught by the chain rings or the chain? While looking at least somewhat stylish, at least 😄

[@nfljonson]

Only two people have ever swam the entire length of the 2,350-mile Mississippi River: Slovenian long-distance swimmer Martin Strel in 2002 and American former Navy SEAL Chris Ring in 2015. Strel swam for 68 days in a row; Ring took one day off a week, taking 181 days.

[@TheNuclearPinball]

Dear Cade. Really enjoy your videos and got into cycling last year both for fitness and utility. I really enjoy being able to take a small vehicle into a new town for exploring as well as using the bike paths, in total I have ridden 600 miles since October. However I recently discovered this paper which I find concerning and deterring from riding my bike "Evaluation of Noise Exposure Secondary to wind noise in cyclists". The paper states that are 10mph wind speed it is equivalent to 85dBa which is enough to damage hearing. I can easily maintain 13-15 mph which raises it up to 90dBa. Another study that references this paper measured 75 dBa with an average speed of 10 mph. Both of this papers used microphones mounted near the ear but not in the ear canal. Thus I have reservations of the results, however assuming the results are correct then cycling has risk for hearing loss. These papers also implicate that simply standing in a breeze of 10mphs can be damaging to hearing (thus my reservation). Also cycling with ear plugs is no fun and could be considered borderline dangerous. With that background my question is do professional cyclists experience hearing loss (much higher average speed)? Are people aware of the risk? I am wondering if maybe this could be talked about in a future show?

[@barrycorney3665]

Doubt this is the place to ask- try "GCN Tech Q+A" it sounds like the sort of thing that Dr Ollie Bridgewood there would love to get...he's a right science geek. It's an interesting thing though, I did 105km yesterday and the out leg was into a much stiffer headwind than forecast and I was purposely looking slightly left/right at times just to get some silence... maybe someone has invented aero ear covers already lol...

[@Exgrmbl]

@@barrycorney3665 they are available, are called cat ears iirc although they rather resemble sideburns than cat ears

[@buckcitycrunk]

+1 vote for wild ass savers

[@mrhankbotful]

You should compare the Redshift suspension seatposts to the Cane Creek Eesilk versions. They both have versions with 20mm and 35mm of travel, but I believe the Eesilk versions are lighter, at least the Eesilk+ seatposts I use are (35mm travel version). I've got a carbon one on my gravel bike and an alloy on my hardtail.

[@dan44zzt231]

Does it not feel very very weird pedalling seated and having your seat height and setback change?

[@mrhankbotful]

@@dan44zzt231 not at all. At high cadences I do experience some pedal bob, but most of the time it's unnoticeable.

[@kazaroth]

Let me put it another way: does it not feel horrible trying to pedal smoothly when you hit a huge pothole and it bounces you up off the saddle? The eeSilk even for road riding is great for this exact reason. Makes horrible tarmac just feel that much smoother. No downsides. They are very stiff so they’re not doing anything if the road is smooth.

[@williamcrampton394]

Loved jimmy throwing the Ass Saver across the studio. Brilliant

[@KoenMiseur]

Weird that you guys didn't know about Redshift, they have been around for years and especially the stem gets good reviews everywhere!

[@darrelduke]

the stem is the *ish! friends swear by the seat post. quite a score!

[@micktheshaggy3977]

I'm looking forward to see the Redshift stem test, I've been thinking about buying one, but I am still hesitating (because it is a bit pricey, even that cheaper version). I need to do something for my aching wrists anyway.

[@arcoulant87]

Just buy it works it will save your wrists

[@MegaSpartan007]

It saved my elbows. Pretty good stuff.

[@area4race]

I think the Canyon/Ergon Seatpost is a better and lighter design

[@Marcin_F]

I like Squeeasy Bottle, however one thing bothers me: how can you get out gel when there's low level of liquid in the bottle? (and how much gel is "unsqueeasable" even with full level of liquid?

[@tornagawn]

Egg roll Venturi effect? Does it go well with Soy sauce?

[@AndrewOliverHome]

Welcome to 1980s mountain bike tech

[@rob.pittaway]

You guys should do a No Rules video.

[@HipHipKareta]

Does the bottle cap fit on fidlock bottle? )

[@MegaSixpac]

Funny Monday video boys but I laughed so hard and woke my wife now you are in trouble. Drink bottle, shoes and ass saver all great.

[@nabanitus]

15:01 sound like "wednesday my dude" : ) )

[@deadpool8340]

Shoes for when you cycle to Millwall away !!!

[@brianscarborough8642]

There’s kinda nothing new about the Redshift suspension stem. I remember back 25 or 30 years ago, there was a debate about whether it was better to suspend the bike (shocks) or suspend the rider (rigid bike with suspension seat post and stem.) There were products like the Girvin Flex Stem. They were used on Pro-Flex mountain bikes, which was bought out by K2, and then K2 bikes went away (I think.) There was comfort in suspend the rider systems, including road bikes like Soft Ride, which instead of a seat post, had a nearly horizontal beam attached to the top tube near the head tube, with the seat on the flexible beam. They were favorites of triathlon riders because of some perceived aerodynamic benefits. Anyway, suspend the bike with wheels that move due to front suspension fork and rear shock with travel has proven to be the better option for MTBs, given they allow the wheel to track along the ground increasing tire to ground contact and thus enhancing control.

[@Yazevo]

samba is an indoor cleat thats why it has football cleat features lol

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Fun :)

[@tristan14aric]

Yes, finallly the aluminium Ltwoo ..

[@abedfo88]

I've got the 11 speed gr9 gravel groupset. I switched the calipers to shimano slx though so it would work with my post mount frame. The ltwoo calipers have gone on the road bike with 105 brifters. All works well.

[@tonyjmcd]

Wild Ass Saver for the win, do it

[@cyclingonandoffroad]

as Jimmy has no glasses sponsordeal. It might be an idea for him to test as many glasses as possible. From Decathlon ali xpress or wherever?

[@ohwhoaitzjoe]

I use both of the non pro versions of redshifts stem and seatpost on my gravel bike which I use for touring and bikepacking. It’s great for that. But I’ve used that bike for centuries and other long rides and the seat post at makes it feel a little harder to pedal up hill. It is super comfortable and I can really tell the difference in ride quality compared to my stiffer lightweight road bike.

[@PurePresentations]

Velo Samba are an interesting idea, but too stiff to be called a Samba with SPDs, not really comfortable for all wearing. It's a cycling shoe in a Samba style. I do like mine though.

[@AlessandroPili]

Monday?

[@wordpress4373]

When riding on rough offroad, you should be standing anyway (or not siting) so suspension seat post isnt much of a value.

[@Avioto]

Standing is not that easy for everyone though.

[@ruipedroduarte3111]

Putting the power down while going fast off-road bumps me all over, even with a Canyon split post, so… still helpful.

[@capt_darling9454]

Go on Jimmy... what is your "party liquid" of choice? 😂

[@frostytf2]

Right now 105 R7170 2x12 speed is basically the same price. It’s not really worth it to be honest, you maybe save $20-30

[@traveller78]

#howay!

[@MooreMatt]

You can slap a 52 cassette on it easy.

[@numeronolla1163]

These shoes are really nice :D But sadly those are not available to purchase anymore :|

[@kimwarner6050]

Just get some from adidas. I use them on my folding bike

[@johndoody87]

Hurrah for echo free audio! 😉

[@grandpashreddypants]

#wildass savers.

[@roberttindall1203]

Party liquid…. made me laugh out loud...

[@user-ou7bg7ne9y]

Yes on the ass saver!!!

[@TylerSmith-sl2cf]

Who’s the Final Fantasy geek? 7:50

[@acidbath666]

But it's not Monday?

[@malcontent510]

Exactly! Perhaps you don't know Francis used to intentionally release Bike Fit Tuesday videos on any _other_ day (barring accidents)

[@peterpearce6287]

Wild Ass Savers yes.

[@sidneydutton5878]

WILD ass-saver !!! I will voluntarily be your first buyer 😉

[@JakeMay]

Party Liquids

[@_________4292]

Hellooo

[@danialharris2730]

damn you guys are sharks 🤣 the shoes are sold out

[@strikeIII]

Monday? 😂